The snake song (feat. Kasey Chambers)

Trev has been out harvesting For the best part of the day He pours himself as brandy To watch the footy game He sinks into his chesterfield Not a worry on his mind When out slithers a black snake Just after quarter time Daddy's been bitten by a tiger snake Mama's been bitten by a brown Sister's been bitten by a red-bellied black And I'm being bitten by a snake right now Bobby is an all night DJ She finished her graveyard set A frightful sight she found one night While packing up her decks Curled up in the speaker Right inside the bass Was a metre long python With impeccable taste yeah Daddy's been bitten by a tiger snake Mama's been bitten by a brown Sister's been bitten by a red-bellied black And I'm being bitten by a snake right now Ain't that life in the country Ain't that life in the town Ain't that life in Australia Better watch where you put your foot down friend Watch where you put your foot down Marcus and his boyfriend Were walking in the dunes The romance was running hot By the light of the silvery moon Soon they started kissing Lay down on a sandy bed He said are you just happy to see me Or is that a copperhead? Daddy's been bitten by a tiger snake Mama's been bitten by a brown Sister's been bitten by a red-bellied black And I'm being bitten by a snake right now Ain't that life in the country Ain't that life in the town Ain't that life in Australia Better watch where you put your foot down Out went the stage lights One night in Merrijig I was putting on my guitar And getting ready for the gig The power came back on And the crowd roared for goodness sake That's no guitar strap That's a god damn tiger snake! Daddy's been bitten by a tiger snake Mama's been bitten by a brown Sister's been bitten by a red bellied black And I'm being bitten by a snake right now Ain't that life in the country Ain't that life in the town Ain't that life in Australia Better watch where you put your foot down friend Watch where you put your foot down